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COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them and when?
World
September 8, 2021
COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them and when?
COVID-19 booster shots may be coming for at least some Americans but already the Biden administration is being forced to…
Each COVID-19 surge poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD
World
September 5, 2021
Each COVID-19 surge poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD
Sept 5 (Reuters) – Nurse Chris Prott’s knees jump, his heart races, his mouth goes dry and his mind floods…
Brazil starts booster shots while many still await a 2nd jab
World
September 4, 2021
Brazil starts booster shots while many still await a 2nd jab
SAO PAULO (AP) — Some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine, even though most people…
A sound bite reexamined: ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
World
September 1, 2021
A sound bite reexamined: ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President…
Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July
World
August 30, 2021
Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July
MOSCOW (AP) — A new report from Russia’s state statistics agency shows the country recorded a record number of deaths…
New Zealand’s Auckland stays in lockdown, officials report Pfizer-linked death
World
August 30, 2021
New Zealand’s Auckland stays in lockdown, officials report Pfizer-linked death
WELLINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two…
Louisiana braces for powerful hurricane as COVID-19 taxes hospitals
World
August 29, 2021
Louisiana braces for powerful hurricane as COVID-19 taxes hospitals
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Hurricane Ida was expected to make landfall in the United States on Sunday as…
US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus
World
August 28, 2021
US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China’s leaders did not…
COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
World
August 28, 2021
COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
HONOLULU (AP) — Kuulei Perreira-Keawekane could barely breathe when she went to a Hawaii emergency room. Nausea made it difficult…
COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months – UK researchers
World
August 25, 2021
COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months – UK researchers
LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines begins…